When you are in a battle with sin you need to surrender. This is exraordinary advice to gain exraodinarty victory. When you are in a battle with sin you need to surrender to God and turn your life to him. We all face the temptation of sin so no one is free of the battles the come at anytime whether you are strong in your faith or you are weak in it. If you do not face the battles of temptaition your faith in God is not real or you let sin enter and it is slowly destorying your life. So, it is good to have battles.
When we are facing temptaition we should not forget the importiance of Christian Friends, the Faithful Plan of God, and our Daily Relationship with God.
The Importaince of Friends
When alone in a battle agianst an army, you are most likly to be overran and lose the battle but with God and a few good Chirstian Friends you are more likly to have victory over sin. Good friends will pray for you, encourage you and help you to have victory over sin. For the wrong Friends can be damaging to us though.
1 Corinthians 15:33 says, " Do not be misled: bad company corrupts good charater."
So join the army of God and be victorious. And be their in Prayer for you Friends as well as by their side to help them when they are in a Battle.
Proverbs 27:17 says, "As Iron Sharpens iron so one man sharpens another."
The Unfailing Plan of God
You need to trust God's amazing plan for you. His plan is unfailing and is known by God before it is known by us. His plan is at work always, even when we are unaware. But when we are it is awesome. Knowning this can give us courage to resist sin.
Psalms 40:5 says: "O lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your Plans are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all of your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them."
Our Daily Relationship with God
You Need to surrender daily to God: it is not just one "Big time" event. No, our struggle agianst sin is a daily battle, so be in Prayer as often as possible. Reading the Bible is a great way to keep a close relationship with god and when you are close to God you are gaining strength.
Exodus 15:2 says, "The Lord is my strength and my song, he has given be victory. This is my God and I will praise him- my father's God and I will exalt him."
So always be storng with God, for the battles will come and get harder. However the Victories will be even greater and you will learn to trust God more and more. Hold tight to God and don't let him go becouse he will always hold on to you. When you're in a battle, find Godly Friends who will support you, Trust the the plan of God, and keep your relationship with the lord strong. Remeber when you are in a battle with sin you need to surrender.
(This was a Serman I made a year ago hope it means something 2 You)
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